The Guilty Man-Helen Durrant- Crime

“ How do the cases connect and who is trying to drive people out of their homes?”

A little girl having been missing is found wandering the local park. Then a man is

reported missing- he is a known felon so the police are not really surprised- but then

his severed hand appears on the doorstep. DI Harry Lennox has a past that his partner

of two years Jess knows nothing about- she knows very little of the man she puts her

trust in day after day. Harry is now living in a friends camper van on a driveway having

split from his girlfriend and Jess is warning him that if he doesn't sort himself out

things will only get worse. One crime follows another and Harry is then thrown a

curve ball when his past catches up with him and the NCA are involved. This is

another brilliant read from Helen. A well thought out plot, some gritty scenes

(but nothing to put you off our dinner too much) and main characters that you

take to. I liked both Harry and Jess for different reasons. Jess being the level

headed voice of reason and Harry being that little bit of a renegade at times

whilst his heart is very much in the right place. A wonderful read that left me

with a smile and a little mystery. I look forward to the next one

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The Guilty Man (Detective Lennox #1) by Helen H Durrant

A brand new crime thriller from an internationally bestselling author!

 WILL HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT FROM PAGE ONE. FAST-PACED AND FULL OF SURPRISES.

 A missing child, drugs, human-trafficking, hangings and two spectacular fires. At the centre of it all, a detective with a mysterious past. The latest novel by author Helen H. Durrant is truly compelling.

 In a declining town in the North of England, a man is tortured by a ruthless criminal. The victim’s severed hand is left on his wife’s doorstep.

 Meanwhile, Detective Harry Lennox and DI Jess Wilde are involved in the case of a missing child. The little girl, presumed dead, turns up playing happily in a local park. The child’s mother who lives on a notorious estate doesn’t seem to care.

 Detective Harry Lennox is battling his own demons, trying to bury a secret from his past with alcohol. He is staying in a rundown campervan on a friend’s driveway. Jess wants to know why he’s living like this, but he refuses to tell her anything.

 How do the cases connect and who is trying to drive people out of their homes?

 A MYSTERY FULL OF STUNNING TWISTS

 Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham.

 What readers are saying about HELEN H. DURRANT

“I couldn’t put it down.” Barbara

 “This new series by Helen H. Durrant certainly has got off to a thrilling start.” Viv

 “If you want a book to get your teeth into, this is the one. A massive 5*.” Greta

 “Another fast-paced murder mystery.” Aileen

 “The writing was top notch and the characters were very real.” Kat

 THE DETECTIVES

DI HARRY LENNOX began his career in Glasgow, but due to a traumatic incident, transferred to West Yorkshire and then Ryebridge. He blames a local villain for what happened and is afraid that he’ll catch up with him. Harry is single, thirty-five and has a chaotic lifestyle. Currently living on a mate’s drive in a campervan. This is down to his girlfriend throwing him out.

 DS JESS WILDE is thirty and still lives with her parents. She is unattached and keen to progress in her career. She gets on well with Harry. He doesn’t have much time for protocol, and this suits her. She is critical of how he lives. She is about to buy her first property locally.

HELEN H. DURRANT

OVER 750,000 books sold of her Calladine & Bayliss and DI Greco Series

I’m one of the ‘baby boomer’ generation. I was born in Edinburgh to an English father and Scottish mother. My father was from the North West of England and this was where the family settled.

I know the area well, both the good and the bad, and so I set my books here. Sitting between two counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and between the city and the hills, it offers a rich mix of the industrial and the countryside and all the character therein. I always planned to write crime novels — to create the characters in my books. Since my retirement from a busy teaching job in FE, this is what I’ve done — almost to exclusion of anything else!

I have a grown-up family and five grandchildren. They see me as something of an eccentric — always on my laptop writing away. Writing is something of a second career and, despite having a bus pass, keeps me busy, young and tuned in the world as it currently is.

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RACHEL KING

Book 1: Next Victim

Book 2: Two Victims

Book 3: Wrong Victim

Book 4: FORGOTTEN VICTIM

 THE CALLADINE & BAYLISS MYSTERY SERIES

Book 1: DEAD WRONG

Book 2: DEAD SILENT

Book 3: DEAD LIST

Book 4: DEAD LOST

Book 5: DEAD & BURIED

Book 6: DEAD NASTY

Book 7: DEAD JEALOUS

Book 8: DEAD BAD

Book 9: DEAD GUILTY

THE DCI GRECO BOOKS

Book 1: DARK MURDER

Book 2: DARK HOUSES

Book 3: DARK TRADE

Book 4: DARK ANGEL